Astronomy:NGC 7072
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus
| NGC 7072 | |
|---|---|
 legacy survey image of NGC 7072 (upper left) and NGC 7072A (lower right). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Grus |
| Right ascension | 21h 30m 36.9s[1] |
| Declination | −43° 09′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016538[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,958 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 211 Mly (64.8 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.27[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)d[1] |
| Size | ~87,400 ly (26.79 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 287-31, IRAS 21273-4322, MCG -7-44-18, PGC 66874[1] | |
NGC 7072 is a spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.[2][3] NGC 7072 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834.[4]
NGC 7072 is a member of the NGC 7060 group, a small group of galaxies.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7072. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7072 - Galaxy in Grus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8264/ngc-7072/galaxy.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7072&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7051.
- ↑ Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (1993-09-01). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 493–500. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100..493F.
External links
- NGC 7072 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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